The IBM System x3650 M4 BD server is a dense 2U rack-mount system designed for Big Data (that’s why it’s called BD). Big Data is analytics on large unstructured data, and by big we mean really big . If you are serious about Big Data, then you might need as much as a Petabyte (1024 Terabytes) of local storage in a single rack. You’ll also need lots of processing power – lots of cores and lots of memory.
The x3650 M4 BD has what you need for Big Data:
High processing capacity
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I used to be a Field Technical Specialist many years ago, and one of my areas of interest was high availability clustering technologies. In those days I’d already heard about Stratus’ fault tolerant technologies and solutions that provided near-zero downtime for x86 servers and applications. Now, I’m very excited about the recent news that IBM and Stratus have partnered together to deliver the best of breed combination of highly reliable IBM System x servers and leading edge Stratus everRun Enterprise software to support... [Continue Reading]

If you are looking for a business-critical x86 tower server to run infrastructure or virtualization applications, then consider the IBM System x3500 M4.
The x3500 M4 can be used for SAP applications, cloud computing, virtual desktop, business analytics, data management/storage, or even as a retail point of sale controller and server.
Here are 5 things to know about this high capacity server:
1. The x3500 M4 is a great platform for database and analytic applications
If you’re going to do work with a lot of data,... [Continue Reading]

The IBM System x3750 M4 is a 4-socket server featuring a streamlined design, optimized for price and performance, with best-in-class flexibility and expandability. Here are 5 things you might not already know about the x3750 M4.
The x3750 M4 supports 16 HDDs or 32 SSDs
1. The x3750 M4 exceeds Intel’s plan of record for memory performance
When Intel develops a new processor like the E5-4600 family, it determines which memory speeds it will support for each DIMM type and number of DIMMs per channel. Most vendors... [Continue Reading]

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